Calling All Hearts | ||||
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Studio album by Keyshia Cole | ||||
Released | December 21, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Genre | R&B, hip hop soul, hip hop, soul | |||
Length | 43:09 (standard) 54:50 (deluxe) |
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Label | Geffen, Interscope | |||
Producer | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Toxic, Mave (N8 Tha Maven), Song Dynasty, Big WY, Tweek Beats, Ron Fair, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Justa Beast, Big D, Renan Harrigan Chink Santana, Timbaland, Dontae Winslow, Eddie & KC Hustle | |||
Keyshia Cole chronology | ||||
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Singles from Calling All Hearts | ||||
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The New York Times | (mixed) |
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Calling All Hearts is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, released on December 21, 2010 in the United States by Geffen Records. Appearances on the album include Nicki Minaj, Tank, Faith Evans, Timbaland and Yvonne Cole.
Calling All Hearts is made of songs composed before and after Cole met her fiancé, Daniel Gibson. Shortly after revealing that she was pregnant with her first child, Cole went into a short hiatus. She made her first appearance since the birth of her son at the 2010 BET Awards performing "Airplanes" with B.o.B. In October 2010, Cole leaked an unmastered version of her single, "I Ain't Thru" to her Twitter followers in celebration of her birthday. The single was digitally mastered and then officially released. During this time, Cole shot the video for the single as well as for the promo single "Long Way Down".
Two editions of the album were composed and released on December 21, 2010—a standard and deluxe edition. The standard edition was revealed to preview on Cole's Myspace Music page on December 16, 2010.
To promote the album, Cole made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Mo'Nique Show, and The Wendy Williams Show. She also made an appearance on 106 and Park on December 20 in which she did a 30-minute special performance. Cole also opened for music act R. Kelly for the second time on his 2011 summer Love Letter Tour.